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Blizzard

by Ian Whiteley

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Blizzard

 

I’m a snowflake mate

if you like

unique

beautiful crystal

joining others

in a blizzard

that will white out

your false politics

stop your momentum

as we drift

into insurmountable

impassable glaciers

and in an avalanche

of hope

bury you forever

 

I’m a snowflake mate

whether you like it or not

one

a few

many

interlocking

...

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Sunday 5th February 2017 6:41 pm

brexit   trump   resist   snowflake   protest   claim back

Fracking (Cinquain #1)

by Ian Whiteley

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Fracking (Cinquain #1)

Pressure
from injection
opens gaping fissure.
The whole process needs inspection.
Action!

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Monday 27th January 2014 10:37 pm

Adelaide Crapsey form   call to arms   cinquain form   fracking   investigation   protest

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